Chapter Three

More Than I Expected

Jenny flopped down on her bed and looked over at the door. She was only three feet away from where George was sleeping. She let her naughty side lead her to his room and she opened the door. He was sitting on his bed looking at a book while the water turned on in the bathroom he was sharing with Fred. Jenny grinned and crept over to him before he noticed she was in the room. When she got to his bed she jumped on it and surprised the crap out of him. He jumped about a foot in the air and grabbed his heart when he realized it was only Jenny.

"Hiya!" Her hand waved madly in the air and he smiled.

"You are almost as crazy as Fred and I." He kissed her lightly and she curled up against him in his bed. He put the book he was reading down on his bedside table and switched his lamp off, so that the room plunged into darkness. George wrapped his around Jenny and she snuggled closer to him.

Fred shut off the water that he was showering with and wrapped a towel around his waist. Water dripped over the tile and then the carpet as he walked back to his bedroom. He pulled on his pajamas and was about to talk with George, but realized that the lights were off and Jenny was in his room. A laugh emitted from his lips and he walked downstairs hoping that he could find Liz to talk with. Liz was curled up on the couch drinking tea while she watched the TV.

"Hi Fred." She patted the couch cushion next to her and Fred sat down.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure, shoot."

"Um, okay. Didn't understand that, but anyway I was wondering if Jenny seems really happy to you now?"

"Yeah, your brother must be doing something right. She's always been really quite and a loner.'

"Did she tell you that we met her a day ago?"

"No, so you guys met her a day ago and she has already learned to trust you?'

"Yeah." With that he launched into a story of the last day and Liz listened to him intently.

"Okay, that's really out of character for her. I've never seen or heard about her acting like that towards a guy or even a possible friend, for that matter."

"Weird, I guess she has a feeling about him." Liz took a sip of her tea and concentrated on the boy sitting next to her. He was quite attractive and she though he was friendly, but decided to lay off of the whole "younger men" thing. Anyway, it would be a little strange to date her sister's boyfriend's twin brother.

"What are you watching?' Fred was looking at her expectantly and shook her back into reality.

"Oh, I'm watching Summerland." Their eyes met and they both quickly turned away.

"Wicked." Fred said as he glued his eyes to the television. Muggles never ceased to amaze him. This TV for example, when he watched it he felt like it should have actual people in it, so that it's like theatre. He didn't understand how they got the images through tiny wires to the flat screen they were watching.

"Want some ice cream? I would ask the others too, but they're probably busy doing something."

"Sure. But I don't think they're doing anything but cuddling. That seems to be their thing. Even when she was in the bathroom waiting to see if she was going to puke again they were cuddling. Hey, like I always hear, whatever floats your boat." Liz laughed and took her cup to the kitchen. The cup clinked against the sink as she set it in. In the fridge she found a gallon of chocolate chunk and took out a bit for her and Fred. Just for fun she cleaned off some strawberries and put them in their bowls. She laughed to herself realizing what someone might think.

"Here hunni." With a small smile she handed a bowl of ice cream and strawberries. From her mouth she slipped out the spoons she was holding and handed one to him. Graciously, Fred took it and whipped the ice cream around with his spoon.

"Thanks, looks good.' He said nervously and thought to say 'so do you', but thought better of it. "Can you speak to people in their minds too?"

"Yeah, my mom taught both of us."

"Can you tell what I'm thinking right now?' Liz narrowed her eyes and concentrated on him making sure that her eyes were looking straight into his.

"Yeah. You think I'm hot, but you're trying to not think about it."

"Wow. That's bloody brilliant. And slightly embarrassing." He added as his cheeks began to burn.

"I guess. It's kind of cool because I can know what people are thinking about me. Sometimes that can lead to knowing disturbing things."

"I guess." He moved a little closer to her and she moved closer to him. They looked away and started eating their ice cream in silence. Without even thinking they kept sliding closer and closer to each other and each time they looked at each other and then away shyly. When Liz was sitting on Fred's lap she took a strawberry and ate it so slowly that she was barely moving. Fred watched her and felt like if she wasn't stopped soon he would come right there. She smiled when she swallowed the strawberry and kissed Fred lightly on the lips.

"I think it's time to go up to bed" She took his empty ice cream bowl with hers to the kitchen and walked up the stairs to their rooms. Without thinking she followed Fred into his room and sat down at the bed. The covers were pulled over the two of them and Fred wrapped his arms around Liz's stomach. She curled up against him and fell asleep quickly. Fred felt so good as he felt her warm body next to his.

(Author Note: Here is the mix I was listening to while I was reading it.

Decisions, Decisions – Starting Line

Mr. Brightside and Somebody Told Me – The Killers

Forgiven, Not Forgotten – The Corrs

Take It Off, Who Invited You and Pass It Around – The Donnas

The Boys Of Summer – The Ataris

Meant to Live and Twenty – Four – Switchfoot

The Hell Song and Over my Head – Sum 41

As You Sleep – Something Corporate

How To Be Dead and Chocolate – Snow Patrol

The Learning Song Part Two and Bleed Black – AFI

Rebel Rebel – David Bowie

Harder to Breathe and She Will Be Loved – Maroon5 (I Love Adam Levine)

Great Indoors – John Mayer

C'Mon C'Mon – The Von Bodies

Until The Day I Die – Story of the Year

Overdrive – Katy Rose

Another White Dash – Butterfly Boucher

Sad and Lonely – Secret Machines

Vindicated – Dashboard Confessional

Lucky You – Lostprophets

Woman – Maroon5

Gifts and Curses – Yellowcard

Accidently In Love – Counting Crows

Holding Out For a Hero – Frou Frou

Ever Fallen In Love? – Pete Yorn

More Bounce (In Cali) – Soul Kid #1

I Told Ya – Grandaddy Souf

Goodbye – Wakefield

The Still in Love Song – The Stills